2008 Funding for Games & Virtual Worlds Totals Just Under $1 Billion

Before the close of last month, VentureBeat compiled a rather comprehensive list of game and virtual world funding for 2008. Currently, the list is up to 112 companies with a grand total of $936.8 million from venture capital and angel funding. However, the total is greater than this as the bottom of the list consists of a number of undisclosed numbers.

With data from Virtual World Management and Jussi Laakkonen’s blog, the dollar value is a significant jump from 2007 with over a $300 million gain.

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